You are here : health.am > Mental Health Center > Schizophrenia News Schizophrenia News “Schizophrenia” should be dropped, say experts • Schizophrenia News • Oct 09 06 Mental health experts called on Monday for the term schizophrenia to be dropped, saying it has no scientific validity, is imprecise and stigmatising. “It is a harmful concept,” said Professor Marius… Schizophrenia drug to be used to treat autism • Schizophrenia News • Oct 09 06 A drug normally used to treat schizophrenia has been given approval by the U.S. the Food and Drug Administration for use in treating the symptoms of autism in children… Genetic mutations may be responsible for schizophrenia • Schizophrenia News • Aug 03 06 The higher risk of schizophrenia among offspring of expectant mothers living through famine could help us understand the genetic basis for that debilitating mental disorder, a group of researchers argue… Some Symptoms of Schizophrenia Hard to Detect, Treat • Schizophrenia News • Jun 26 06 Hallucinations and delusions are the most obvious symptoms of schizophrenia. But such psychotic or “positive” symptoms are not necessarily the most important or disabling ones. Another set of symptoms,… Zyprexa Trial in Schizophrenia ‘Prodome’ Yields Only Hints • Schizophrenia News • May 04 06 A two-year study of Zyprexa (olanzapine) in patients thought to have early signs of schizophrenia had mixed results, researchers reported. On one hand, daily Zyprexa appeared to blunt symptoms… Clozaril useful as second schizophrenia drug • Schizophrenia News • Apr 14 06 For patients with schizophrenia who do not respond to an initial trial with an antipsychotic drug, clozapine (Clozaril) appears to be a more effective second treatment than other drugs, investigators report… Schizophrenia tied to a range of autoimmune ills • Schizophrenia News • Mar 24 06 Results of a study suggest that schizophrenia may be associated with a larger range of autoimmune diseases than previously suspected. Schizophrenia affects about 1 percent of the population and… Patients with Schizophrenia More Likely to Have Medical Complications • Schizophrenia • • Schizophrenia News • Mar 15 06 A Johns Hopkins study of more than 1,700 patients with schizophrenia hospitalized for medical or surgical care unrelated to their mental disorder shows they are at least… Cannabis use does not cause schizophrenia • Schizophrenia News • Jan 24 06 According to a new report by a British government advisory body, the regular use of cannabis though it can have real and significant mental health effects it is unlikely to cause… Mice with Defective Memory May Hold Clues to Schizophrenia • Schizophrenia News • Jan 18 06 By deleting a single gene in a small portion of the brains of mice, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that the animals were affected in a… Schizophrenia: Newer Medicines • Schizophrenia • • Schizophrenia News • Nov 04 04 What is schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a chronic, disabling illness that may be caused by abnormal amounts of certain chemicals in the brain. These chemicals are called neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters control our thought processes and… Page 8 of 8 pages « First < 6 7 8 << Back to main
